Tag: health innovation

Turning lived experience into innovation: How Tamara Tortosa is building Qalyup

After taking part in WE Innovate at Imperial, Tamara Tortosa reflects on how her personal experience of seeking treatment abroad led to the creation of Qalyup – a startup focused on improving access to safer healthcare.

Tamara Tortosa is a nurse and alumna of the Institute of Global Health Innovation‘s MSc in Health Policy at Imperial College London. Her journey into entrepreneurship has been shaped by the intersection of lived experience, healthcare and academia. It was further shaped through her participation in WE Innovate, a pre-accelerator programme for women in innovation at the Imperial Enterprise Lab.

In her own words, Tamara reflects on the experience that led her to launch Qalyup.

IGHI at Digital Health Rewired 2026: Shaping the future of digital health

The Institute of Global Health Innovation (IGHI) at Imperial College London will showcase its work in digital health, leadership and policy at Digital Health Rewired 2026. The event brings together digital health leaders, innovators and policymakers from across the UK.

Taking place on 24–25 March at the NEC Birmingham, Rewired will bring together experts from across healthcare, technology and research to explore how digital innovation is transforming health systems. Across the two-day programme, IGHI researchers, educators and partners will take part in keynote conversations and panel discussions exploring how data, artificial intelligence and research-led leadership are shaping the future of healthcare.